The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-05

manned in its employT
Local and State Notes.
H. J. Page general freight agent Of the c., l.,
St. L. g. c.. was in the city yesterday taking
business soundings
j. P. Stoddard, agent of the Chicago & East
Illinois at Clay City, has resigned to engage
in commercial pursuits.
Geo. Tyer, the veteran c., l.. St l.. & c. pas
senRer conductor. is seriously i'll 1t is feared
that he cannot recover.
j. O. Van Wrinkle, division freight agent of
the Bee-line has obtained a three weeks leave
Of absence and has, with his family, gone north
on pleasure trip.
Mr. c. V ". Ward has been appointed general
passenger agent of the Grand Trunk railway. of
Canada. and its branches. He will make his
headquarters at No. 271 Broadway, New York.
Paoli township, Orange county, has voted a
2 per cent. tax to the Vincennes q New Albany
road. In STAN pers-creek township, the same
county, the tax was defeated by thirty-four
votes
The latest railroad earnings show apparently
a smaller percentage of gain, because they are
the earnings last year began to improve after
July -.
T. j. Hudson. it is officially announced, has
been promoted to the position of traffic mana
ger Of the Illinois Central road, and A. ". Sui
lvan succeeds him as assistant general superin-
tendent.
w. =. Walker, general manager of the Kan
kakee Dispatch, spent yesterday in the city.
toned in Indianapolis specially to look after
business for them.
The Indiana Midland road is pushing West
ward steadily and building a good road bed.
The company expect to have their track into
Ladoga by the Goth of this month and reach
Rockville by the middle of next month.
Frank o. Head, for fifteen years past
nected with the passenger department. of the
Fitchburg road and at time the general
passenger agent, has severed his connection
with the road and will engage in commercial
pursuits.
The c.. L, st. L. & G. earned in July. $685.
S73 10. a decrease. com pared with the earnings
of the corresponding month, 1886, of So, 692. o.
The decrease in through freight traffic and
slight falling off in passenger earnings. Local
freight business shows an increase.
Receiver McNulta OF the Wabash, announces
that Sept he will pay another coupon
the bonds of the Wabash lines, except those on
the Hannibal & Naples and the Chicago division
of the Wabash system Mr. McNulta IS making
excellent record in handling this property.
The Bee-lne people claim that in proportion
to the tonnage handled their Indianapolis station
is the most economically operated of any station
In indianapolis any other Western city. Divis-
ion Freight Agent Van Wrinkle courts investiga-
1ionto prove the correctness of the statement
The Wagner people say there is to be more
foolishness; that the next new sleeping coaches
.hey turn out will be put the Bee-ine. 10 be
run between Cleveland and st. Louis Here
after this division, by order of President Lang.
is to be well provided with. passenger equip
nents well as the Cincinnati division.
The general freight agents of the roads doing
business in Illinois have entered vigorous
test against the new schedule of rates prepared
by the Railroad Commissioners of that State,
and a committee has been appointed to confer
with tho commission with view of securing a
withdrawal of the rates modification which
will be more just to all concerned
The grain movement falls far short of the
usual tonnage in early, August The Evans
vile 81 Terre Haute road is great wheat road,
and the Terre Haute Gazette says it was not
usual in former years to see whole trains, one
after another, loaded almost wholly with wheat
at this season or the year. Now there are
scarcely any wheat shipments by this road.
The Lake Erie C Western receiving
ings on all sides because they have taken off the
Detroit sleeping coach out of Indianapolis. If
General Passenger Agent Lee will make some
inquiry about the matter he will doubtless de-
eide to make some arrangement with the De-
trot q Eel River road to haul the coach as in
times past. Besides being paying institution.
is was a great convenience to the travel,
pecially at this season of the year.
With the Ives Staynor syndicate failure to Sc
cure control of the Baltimore e. Ohio road. less
is heard of the swell trains that the Vandalia
and c.. III. g. d. were to put on to run between
st. Louis and Cincinnati in connection with the
Baltimore & Ohio trains. Matters, however,
under the present excellent management of both
roads. are moving along very smoothly. Trains
arriving and departing with unusual prompt
ness. and both roads are making handsome earn
ings.
There is fresh evidence every day that the
Western lines are leaning toward the Eastern
present partial non-payment of commissions ia
to become general One can but admire the bull
dog teuacity with which E. A Ford has held
his position on the payment of commissions He
has had excellent backing. or else he might not
have been aggressive in the matter. While
the other lines have presented bold front. of
late, in the beginning of the reform they faltered
more or less.
A false impression is out regarding the l., B.
& w. bridge over Eagle creek. The weakness
in the structure, which caused the company to
Gtn mis- vaa moi OVvi RI
any neglect on the part OF the company. A
passing train dropped spark on tho bridge. and
before discovered two stringers were partially
burned off. and out of prudence trains were
run over the bridge until the weakened stringers
were replaced with new ones. 1t is due the man
agement of this road to state that of their
hobbies is to have safe bridges, and more money,
proportionately, has been expended on the
bridges on this road than on any other part of
the road-bed. In fact, every bridge the Pc
oria and middle divisions is new or has been thor
oughly rebuilt within tie last three years.
The New York Evening Post of Monday says:
From one Of the parties interested in the loans
made OF Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton stock
we have had to-day the assurance that the con-
troll OF the Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton will
pass out OF the hands of Ives 81 Staynor within
few months at the furthest. This may be &C
cepted as evidence that they able to carry
this matter through without further embarrass-
ment, and, though they have been deceived and
been decoyed into it. they will not be losers in
the end" Who deceived and decoyed the young
man into it is leading question. Mr. Ives has
Deep credited Win OelnS competent to handle
money in manner to make it pay him hand
somely. and if let alone will doubtless outeeneral
many of those who have most bitterly denounced
him. So long as the McKeen syndicate the,
Wade syndicate, the c. W. airbanks syndicate
are satisfied with Mr. Ives's methods of doing
business and the amount of money he pays on
roads he secures control of, outsiders certainly
have no reason to complain
General and Miscellaneous.
Thirty-6ve persons who were injured in the
Rosy ndale disaster have put in claims against the